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LOT 0569
Roman Bronze Openwork Mount Group
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 5/8 in. (27.4 grams total, 29-42 mm).
Comprising: a cruciform mount with concentric crosses and remains of four mounting lugs to reverse; a quatrefoil mount composed of lunate forms radiating from a central circle, four mounting lugs to reverse. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Roman Silver Lunar Pendant
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With square-section crescent and ribbed suspension loop. 3.15 grams, 32 mm
From the collection of an EU gentleman formed in the 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market. -
Roman Terracotta Brick Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Of different compositions, including one brick with handwritten label reading 'ROM AMPHITHEATRE [...]'. 3.14 kg total, 21-22 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
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Roman Bronze Plaque with Eros on Lion
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Modelled in relief with openwork elements, stylised detailing to both figures; hollow reverse. 182 grams, 10.2 cm high
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Hollow cast bronze images of Eros riding a lion are linked to the Eastern Levant and have been found for example in Tamna, probably a Roman import. The importance of the long-distance contacts within the Eastern Mediterranean areas was rapidly reflected in provincial artistic styles, probably as soon as in Hellenistic times, at the beginning of the third century B.C., possibly even earlier. The unquestionable Greek influence led a number of scholars to define three main styles for the bronzes discovered in the eastern Roman provinces: a local type and iconography locally produced, Greek or Roman imports, and Oriental, Hellenistic, or Roman style, locally produced.
